Exhibits, News and Events

The Building of SDSU

On November 27, 2007, San Diego State University Library and Information Access unveiled “Snapshot of an Era: Uncovering our New Deal Past,” a major exhibit exploring the genesis of the university campus and the development of San Diego during the New Deal, a foundational time in the history of San Diego and San Diego State University. Using archival photographs, institutional records, memorabilia and other primary resources, the exhibit highlights the impact of various New Deal programs on the physical campus environment and on student life during the 1930s, including the Works Progress Administration, the National Youth Administration and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. The exhibit is in conjunction with the installation of the restored Depression-era mural “NRA Packages” in the library. The exhibit will be on display through summer session 2008 in Reference Services and the Donor Hall, as well as in the Department of Special Collections.

Lost and Found

“Lost and Found” is a new exhibit in the SDSU library featuring book art produced by the students of Michele Burgess’ “Art of the Book” course. Students were asked to select an outdated or obscure book that appealed to them from the Compact Storage shelves. After finding a book, they responded to the contents of the book by making a new dust jacket for it, along with inserts to be placed inside the book. The dust jackets and inserts (which do not harm the original book in any way) fuse the book’s subject matter and physical aspects with the student’s personal experiences to create a new and provocative book object.

This unique exhibit is located in the basement hallway outside of Compact Shelving, adjacent to the Laptop Lounge. In June, the exhibit will move to the display cases outside of Special Collections (4th floor of Manchester Hall). For more information, call Special Collections at (619) 594-6791.

There are no events scheduled at this time.